L'illusionniste/The Illusionist

Movie name: L'Illusionniste/The Illusionist Year of release: 2010 Director: Sylvain Chomet Stars:Jean-Claude Donda, EilidhRankin, Duncan MacNeil, Raymond Mearns, James T. Muir, Tom Urie, Paul Bandey Genre: Animation Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 7 Synopsis: Sylvain Chomet became well known...

Somewhere

Movie name: Somewhere Year of release: 2010 Director: Sofia Coppola Stars:Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning, Chris Pontius, Michelle Monaghan, Laura Chiatti, Amanda Anka Genre: Drama Score out of ten: 6.5 Synopsis: Following the flawed "Marie Antoinette" from 2006, Sofia Coppola went back to familiar territory...

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Oscar 2010

The Oscar nominations are in. This year the list of films selected is uniformly good. Though the most surprising omission is Christopher Nolan's nomination for best director, the few highlights given to "Fair Game" is also surprising, as is the overload of nominations for "True Grit". You can check the full list of nominees he...

Golden Globes 2010

The Golden Globes have been awarded. This year most of the praise fell upon David Fincher's "The Social Network". The saddest omission was the foreign film award not going to "I Am Love". Onward to the Oscars. Check the results and winners he...

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Music With an Impact - 2010

2010 was a year that saw many great releases and where I discovered really remarkable and rewarding albums. Though the music business has forever changed, fantastic artists are releasing music that is compelling, unique and fantastic. Here is a list of what I heard (and heard) during the year that just went by.Massive Attack - HeligolandMadita - PacemakerMiami Horror - IlluminationRobyn - Body TalkGroove...

True Grit

Movie name: True Grit Year of release: 2010 Director: Ethan and Joel Coen Stars:Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, Dakin Matthews, Elizabeth Marvel, Paul Rae Genre: Western, Adventure, Drama Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 7 Synopsis: Joel and Ethan Coen...

Blue Valentine

Movie name: Blue Valentine Year of release: 2010 Director: Derek Cianfrance Stars:Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling, Faith Wladyka, John Doman, Mike Vogel, Ben Shenkman, Eileen Rosen Genre: Drama Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 2 Synopsis: Derek Cianfrance is a director whose previous films...

Best Films of 2010

2010 started with James Cameron's "Avatar" dominating the box-office and the attention of moviegoers all around the world. As the year progressed, the 3D films kept on premiering, but sadly all of them were quite mediocre (including Tim Burton's interpretation of "Alice in Wonderland"). The end of the year as usual saw a plethora of good and great films coming out. Here is a list of films that made...

The King's Speech

Movie name: The King's Speech Year of release: 2010 Director: Tom Hooper Stars:Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Derek Jacobi, Guy Pearce, Michael Gambon, Claire Bloom, Timothy Spall, Eve Best, Anthony Andrews Genre: Drama Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 8 Synopsis: Tom...

Rabbit Hole

Movie name: Rabitt Hole Year of release: 2010 Director: John Cameron Mitchell Stars:Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest, Miles Teller, Sandra Oh, Tammy Blanchard, Giancarlo Esposito, Jon Tenney, Mike Doyle, Colin Mitchell Genre: Drama Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 7 Synopsis: John...